Health, Outdoor & Physical Education (HOPE)
Our HOPE curriculum is innovative and progressive. Through movement, students will develop the knowledge and skills that promote a well-balanced and holistic lifestyle. The aim of the Physical Education curriculum is to engage and extend students’ physical fitness, skill acquisition, self-esteem, cognitive processing and social skill development as a means of promoting lifelong participation in physical activity.
Physical Education is a compulsory subject for all students unless exempt for medical reasons with a medical certificate.
Course Summary
The Curriculum focus varies for each year group.
Year 7 - Students participate in a variety of units that focus on the development of fundamental motor skills. These skills include throwing, catching, kicking, striking and accuracy and are developed through modified games and cooperative learning tasks.
Year 8 - Students participate in traditional sports and develop skills, tactics and sportsmanship. This is a progression on the fundamental skills built in Year 7 as students apply this learning in a game situation.
Years 9 and 10 has Specialised PE Electives - Within senior PE, students are offered specialised electives within the course based on interest to keep them engaged in Physical Education. Racquets Sports, Team Sports & Leisure Sports electives also cover a wide variety of important Health topics.
School Wide Units
Each year group also participates in a school wide Movement unit each term. The skills taught in these units are further developed as the students progress through the years.
Athletics- Students develop skills in traditional athletic events. They practise, apply and transfer movement concepts and strategies with and without athletic equipment. By Year 10, students apply criteria to make judgements about and refine own and others' athletic skills and movement performances.
Cross Country/Fitness- Students investigate and apply movement concepts and select strategies to achieve movement and fitness outcomes. They participate in physical activities that develop health-related and skill-related fitness components and create and monitor personal fitness plans.
Dance- Students apply the elements of movement to compose and perform movement sequences while participating in social dance. By Year 10, students can analyse the impact of effort, space, time, objects and people when composing and performing movement sequences.
Cultural Games- Students participate in and investigate cultural and historical significance of a range of physical activities. By Year 10, students can explain the role physical activity has played historically in defining cultures and cultural identities.
Clothing
Students are expected to wear the following:
- Black and red Belconnen High School PE t-shirt
- Black tracksuit pants or shorts
- Footwear appropriate for physical activity (these must have laces)
- A hat, drink bottle and sunscreen are also recommended.
PE Electives
Outdoor Education is a popular senior elective that enables students the opportunity to study and experience practical outdoor education. Students are offered a wide variety of outdoor water and nature based learning opportunities such as surfing, paddle boarding, bushwalking, rock climbing etc.
Sports Science is an elective subject that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. Throughout the semester students will be exposed to a range of practical and theoretical classes that will develop and enhance knowledge of injury management, exercise prescription and how to apply these skills within real life settings.
Sports Development is an elective subject that offers students the opportunity to study aspects of sports development that provides realistic goal setting and training strategies for improvement.
School SPORT- BHS participates in more sporting events than most high schools. Representing the school in sport is seen as an extremely valuable experience for student development. The PE faculty volunteer their expert coaching skills to train our students before any competition and increasingly offer more opportunities every year. This includes interstate tournaments.